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Awards

Sigma Awards, 2024 winner

The Pulitzer Prize, Finalist for International Reporting in 2021

25th Human Rights Press Awards , Merit for Explanatory Feature Writing in 2021

Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), Honorable Mention for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting Global in 2020

Technical Skills

Flourish
Tidyverse in R
Python
QGIS
Adobe Illustrator

Languages

English
Mandarin
Spanish

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Eva Xiao

I am a versatile reporter with expertise in data, graphics, and investigative reporting in international and domestic contexts. My work spans everything from profiling tech tycoons to investigating human rights issues, such as using satellite imagery to uncover the destruction of mosques across China.

Currently looking to relocate to Boston, I am seeking opportunities to cover what I believe is the most consequential story of our time – the climate crisis – and its profound impact on our world.

Work Experience

Data Journalist

The Financial Times

New York City

current - 2023

  • Using a mix of R, Python, QGIS and other tools, I combine reporting with data and visuals to write short-term news analyses and longer-term features on climate, politics, the economy, and more. Over the past two years, I have covered a wide range of topics, such as EV charging shortages, climate disaster-driven insurance crises, the 2024 election, and Trump’s crackdown on DEI.
  • Collaborated across bureaus and teams to analyze satellite imagery of more than 1,000 mosques in China in an investigation into the government’s systematic destruction of Islamic buildings. The story won a Sigma Award in 2024 (see “Awards”)

Tech Reporter

Wall Street Journal

Hong Kong

2021 - 2020

  • Reported on tech policies and companies in China, including a profile of ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming and a feature on fast-fashion firm Shein’s unique supply chain in southern China
  • Covered China’s ethnic policies under Xi Jinping, including a deep-dive into expanding surveillance and religious restrictions that was part of a package of stories selected as a Pulitzer finalist in 2021
  • Analyzed corporate records using Python for multiple features, including a piece that examined over 150 auction notices and ~50,000 company records to investigate the seizure of assets from imprisoned Uyghur elites

China and Mongolia Correspondent

Agence France-Presse

Beijing, China

2020 - 2018

  • Led an investigation into the destruction of ethnic Uyghur graveyards in Xinjiang using satellite imagery and visits to 13 sites to verify exhumed graves. The story was part of a package that won a SOPA award (see “Awards”)
  • Covered breaking news and wrote feature stories across a range of topics, including human rights, politics, and society

Co-Host

Digitally China

Beijing, China

2020 - 2018

  • Launched Digitally China, a biweekly podcast on China’s tech sector, with topics ranging from video game censorship to the country’s grueling ‘996’ work culture
  • As one of two hosts who led the show, I planned and wrote episode scripts, interviewed guests in English and Mandarin, and prepped audio clips for post-production

China Reporter

Tech in Asia

Shanghai, China

2018 - 2016

  • Reported breaking news, company profiles, and trends in China’s tech sector
  • Collaborated with Tech in Asia’s graphics team to produce infographics

Education

B.A., Computer Science (minor in English)

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

2014 - 2010

Clips

How Trump allies are sowing election doubts

The Financial Times

N/A

2024

How China is Tearing Down Islam

The Financial Times

N/A

2023